Broke? Taxes On These Shoes Are Another Reason Why Seattle’s surging economy continues to cause concerns about affordability. Monday afternoon, the Seattle Transit riders union held a rally to bring... Carolyn Adolph
The Strange, Short Story Of Washington State’s Income Tax What is the history of Washington state's political allergy to an income tax? Steven Thomson of Olympia posed this question to KUOW's Local Wonder . We... Carolyn Adolph
Seattleites' Road Taxes Could Add Up To A Lot The cure for some of Seattle’s transportation pains may be tough to swallow: a nearly $800 increase in annual taxes, fees and user charges for the city... Gil Aegerter
This Week's News: The Final Frontier Why is William Shatner coming for our water? Does Seattle need rent control? Can a new policing plan tackle drug dealing downtown? Is tipping on the way... David Hyde
State Treasurer Says It's Time For 'Grand Bargain' On Tax System Marcie Sillman talks to State Treasurer Jim McIntire about his proposal for a state income tax and overhaul of our current tax system to raise enough... Marcie Sillman
King County Seeks Emergency-Radio Upgrade With Tax Levy King County's aging emergency radio system is facing crunch time: After 2018, replacement components won't be available. So the county is proposing a... Ruby de Luna
After April 15, Income Inequality Will Be Worse In Washington State Marcie Sillman speaks with Seattle Times economics columnist Jon Talton about why Washington state's tax system has been called "the most unfair state... Posey Gruener
Identity Theft Rising Again, Just In Time for Tax Season More taxpayers are falling victim to identity theft. A federal report says 2.5 million tax-filers had their identities stolen and their tax refunds... Carolyn Adolph
A Better Way To Tax Cigarettes Bill Radke talks with Washington state Sen. Andy Hill, R-Redmond, about Governor Jay Inslee's proposal to raise cigarette taxes. Ann Kane
IRS Budget Cuts Hurt Low-Income And Elderly Taxpayers Alert, tax prep procrastinators: You might want to force yourself to start earlier this year.When the federal agency in charge of tax collection gets... Sara Lerner
